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Tuesday, September 30th, 2008Array There is no valid reason for encountering bad data from a known-good Atom 0.3 XML file, which tested OK in a subsequent bulk upload as shown here:Here are the first few of the 50 unpublished but Active items:Label attribute values appear as expected for the News and Articles item type in edit and preview modes.About 1.5 hours after I uploaded the Modified items, Google Base marked the added items with Published status:Rechecking the fdbd page the next morning showed that all the above 50 entries had been marked inactive:What’s more, the same 50 entries added to the products list that I bulk-uploaded with a text-separated values file to an account with 69 items also became Inactive:Attempting to open any Inactive Items list by clicking the Inactive Items(50) link displays the following error page:Although a message indicates that Inactive Items will be removed in the future, this did not occur after more than 72 hours. However Google doesn’t publish what value(s) they include in the hash, nor whether duplication tests apply to inactive items.I added code to my Atom.xml file transformation application to make minor changes to the Atom 0.3 dateTime element values (issued, modified, and created), as well as to the text of the description attribute (adding
[Modified for Google Base bulk upload on 2005-11-29T07:48:51-08:00] to the end of the context element value with the system date/time to assure uniqueness.Click here to display the 50 News and Articles items uploaded to the Oakleaf_Systems alias.Interim ConclusionAltering item content appears to prevent inactivation of subsequent uploads of otherwise duplicate News and Articles and Reference Articles items.Arbitrarily and silently inactivating users’ bulk-uploaded items that comply with Google Base’s Editorial Guidelines and Program Policies indicates to me that Google Base beta 1 isn’t even close to useful for its advertised applications.
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Segueing from XBox 360 yesterday, it is hardly a secret that although computing attracts a real percentage of women, gaming does considerably worse than software in general.Here is just a sampling of statistics from around the world: Women involved in software in the UK: In 1997, women made up 27% of those working in the IT sector; by extracting the author names and adding a tick beside every woman’s name, I counted 29 women out of 123 individual authors - that’s 24% On the Top 100 Technorati listing for Sun Microsystems, only 3 (Claire, Laura and Liane) were recognisably women’s names (although about 12% of blog titles didn’t have the author’s name)One statistic quotes that less than 10% of computer game developers are women Well, some folks are trying to change all that.The Women in Game Development SIG over at IGDA has a number of interesting articles, including some positive ideas and projects that I recommend you take a look at. this suggests that either: consulting roles (which involve a higher level of customer interaction, and generally a higher ratio of people-savvy folks) are more interesting to women the solid number of women working as successfull business analysts may also attract women to the more purely technical roles in the company there’s some evidence that women developers work well when they gather into teams; Taking this further in terms of subjectivity however, my personal bottom line is very simplistic: speaking very generally: men and women tend to bring different strengths to the table and the best team will have a mix of both genders, however teams need a mix of personal styles (whether you subscribe to Meyers/Briggs personality types or Belbin roles) so simply mixing by gender is not going to create a super-team of developers regardless though of personality types, on any significant software project I think it would actually be dangerous to let the percentage of women fall below 15% (I pulled that figure out of the air but it feels right); if you want someone who will keep their heads while all else are losing theirs and maintain perspective - you better (also) be interviewing women Gentle reader, I welcome your comments on this tricky subject (which I’ve seen through my own eyes but through the insights of my wife who is a principal engineer in a highly technical software company that also has a good percentage of very effective women developers).Technorati Tag: [Women], [Female], [Men], [Software], [Development], [Profession], [Gaming], [Statistics]
From The AustralianNovember 29, 2005WHATEVER the merits or otherwise of the Singapore Government’s refusal to grant clemency to Nguyen Tuong Van, its handling has dealt a blow to Singapore’s image. The city-state is renowned for bureaucratic efficiency and meticulous attention to detail by its political leaders.This didn’t square with John Howard learning from reporters that, while he was making his plea to Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong, Van’s mother was already in receipt of the Singapore Government’s decision letter. With the internationalisation of Singapore’s cashed-up GLCs, the negotiation of free trade agreements and the more comprehensive integration of Singapore into the global economy, official rhetoric depicting Singapore as a transparent market has also come under unprecedented critical international scrutiny. The International Monetary Fund has also called for more transparent fiscal and monetary frameworks and raised concerns about the scope for conflicts of interest in Singapore owing to interpenetration of executive power, regulatory authority and leading GLCs. The Films Act contradicts the state-nurtured image of Singapore as a creative arts hub, as does propaganda by the government-controlled media. This act was invoked earlier this year when Martyn See’s Singapore Rebel, a documentary on political dissident Chee Soon Juan, was withdrawn from the Singapore International Short Film Festival. Creative thinking is alive, though, with political activist Yap Keng Ho filing a police complaint against Singapore’s national broadcaster MediaCorp for allegedly violating the Films Act by screening a number of pro-PAP, party-political programs. Garry Rodan is director of the Asia Research Centre and professor of politics and international studies at Murdoch University in Perth.Related Articles:Links with BurmaSilent ProtestMartyn See’s Singapore RebelAcidFlask and AStarUniversity of Warwick
While Nehemiah’s case is yet to be over, the Austin Statesman reports on the incident between Nehemiah and the owner of a Best Wurst cart on Sixth Street.
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— The Glades County Economic Development Council, Inc.,Florida Heartland Rural Economic Development Initiative (FHREDI), Craig A.Smith and Associates, the Honorable Joe Flint and others will host areception for District 27 State Senator Dave Aronberg Tuesday, Nov. 29beginning at 5:30 p.m. in the clubhouse at Northlake Estates RV Park.
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